The experienced midfielder believes Ronaldinho is the real messiah for success http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are currently enjoying with their current crop of players.
Start of the last decade saw Barcelona go into the shadows of Real Madrid and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque, while Los Che had Rafael Benitez to thank for their La Liga success.
The chain of events then saw Rivaldo exiting the Camp Nou as Frank Rijkaard took over on the bench and added Ronaldinho to the dressing room.
The rest is history as the buck-toothed attacking midfielder took the footballing world by storm, leading La Blaugrana to back-to-back La Liga triumphs as well as UEFA Champions League glory.
Remnants of Ronaldinho’s playing days can still be witnessed in Catalunya as former holding midfielder, Edmilson, pointed out in a recent interview.
The 35-year-old praised Ronaldinho as an exceptional talent and believes he changed the history of the club.
The experienced utility man also shed light on Ronaldinho's doomed move to AC Milan, and claimed he was a shadow of his former self at the San Siro.
"He was an exceptional player at Barca," Edmilson told Band. "I do not know what happened to him in his last months at the club.”
"He arrived at the club in a critical moment, he won everything and changed Barca's history.”
Edmilson was full of praise for fellow South American, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296. He reminisced that Messi was different from the start and was bound to greatness.
Messi made his debut as a wide eyed 17-year-old, but the versatile player believes it came late for a footballer of his skills.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Edmilson-c11976 explained that it was Ronaldinho’s exceptional form that kept the reigning Ballon d’Or winner out of the team.
"In training, we saw that he was a different player, because of his quality, acceleration, pace and ball control.
"Back then, when Ronaldinho was going through an impressive moment, we already knew that he would be a great player.”
With Ronaldinho and Edmilson departing Camp Nou for what seems a long time ago in footballing terms, La Blaugrana have continued to enjoy silverware success.
Under the tutelage of Pep Guardiola, Barcelona have lifted 13 titles out of the possible 16.
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